(Level: Upper-Intermediate / B2 / ***)
The CNN report you are about to watch focuses on the Oklahoma victims as they are returning to what is left of their homes in an area that looks like a war zone after one of the most powerful tornadoes virtually reduced everything to nothing.
Picture: poynter.org |
Before watching / listening
The following words could be useful:
dazed: unable to think clearly, especially because of a shock... (hébété)
to pick through: to search through a pile of things (fouiller)
what's left of...: the remnants (ce qu'il reste de...)
to cling to...: to hold / have a strong emotional attachment to... (se raccrocher à...)
a leak: a hole that lets gas (or a liquid) flow through (fuite)
to down: to bring down (rompre)
power lines: large wires carrying electricity (lignes à haute tension)
downed power lines: lignes à haute tension rompues / sectionnées / tombées...
a closet (American English): a cupboard built into the wall of a room from the floor to the ceiling (penderie / placard)
You can also watch the video on CNN:
http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2013/05/21/tsr-dnt-todd-okla-tornado-residents-return-home.cnn.html
While watching / listening
Answer the following questions (in French):
1. Why are families returning to their homes or rather to what is left of them?
2. Why is it dangerous for them to be doing so?
3. How could Pat Casey survive the tornado?
4. What are her hopes for the future?
When you are finished, check your answers!
1.
- Pour retrouver un semblant d'ordre dans tout ce chaos / pour réaliser ce qu'il s'est vraiment passé car les gens sont encore sous le choc!
(Aussi mais non mentionné:
- Pour voir l'état de leur habitation / Pour voir ce qu'il en reste;
- pour rechercher quelques biens / effets personnels...)
2.
C'est dangereux car...:
... risque d'explosions de gaz (fuites...);
... lignes à haute tension arrachées;
(aussi:... risque d'éboulements)
3.
Elle s'était réfugiée dans sa penderie!
4.
Pouvoir revivre dans sa maison reconstruite ou parvenir à la vendre!
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